Agenesis of the gallbladder confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance cholangiogram

L F Fernández García; G Blanco Fernández; J Párraga del Moral; J E Grau Talens; L M Vinagre Velasco; F J Téllez de Peralta

Agenesis of the gallbladder confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance cholangiogram

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2002 May;94(5):286-9.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

L F Fernández García¹, G Blanco Fernández, J Párraga del Moral, J E Grau Talens, L M Vinagre Velasco, F J Téllez de Peralta

Affiliation

¹ General Surgery Service and Digestive Service, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. lfergar@eresmas.com

PMID: 12474337

Abstract

We present a case of gallbladder agenesis, an uncommon bile duct malformation, which was found on attempting to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The diagnosis was confirmed postoperatively on a nuclear magnetic resonance cholangiogram.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cholangiography
Female
Gallbladder / abnormalities*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy